Living with Swamishri

2/2/2012 12:00:00 AM
Avoiding Bad Company

Swamishri was listening to a confession letter by a primary school student. He had been influenced by bad company from sixth standard. As a result he had strayed from goodness. He was indiscriminately surfing the internet, watching what he was not supposed to. When his father got wind of this, he tried to bring sense to him. He said that he should write a confession letter apologizing to Swamishri. The child wrote a letter and asked for forgiveness, “I swear from today that I will not watch such things on the net. I’ll not listen to bad things. I’ll never speak unwholesome things. And I’ll refrain from bad company. Have compassion upon me and forgive me.”
Swamishri blessed him and added, “Tell him never to eat what he is not supposed to eat. He should be resolute in abiding by what he has pledged. Do not break moral commands. God will make him happy.”